South Korea: No Longer Forgotten

Before the Pueblo hijacking last
January, many of the 50,000 American troops stationed in South Korea
referred to Korea's Demilitarized Zone as the "forgotten front." After
the recent military buildup on both sides of the zone and the expansion
of North Korean terrorism, few Americans stationed there feel forgotten
any longer. Though it hardly resembles its Vietnamese counterpart, the
Korean DMZ has become an active battlefront.

Along the Communist border, North Korea's General Bong Hak Ho has
arrayed 180,000 troops, many of whom make regular forays into the South
to ambush American...